Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-07
Legislative.


In the Senate yesterday the bill to provide
for the payment of judgment recovered By
the Kendall Bauk-Note Company of New
York against the Board of Commissioners Of
the Sinking Fund of Virginia, was ordered
to its engrossment.
a bill was introduced TO direct the sale of
the States interest in the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg aud Potomac railroad
Bills were passed to authorize school trus
tees in certain counties to use the school
fund for building purposes to amend the
charter Of the town of Warrenton, and to
incorporate the Arcola and Aldie Telephone
Company.
A resolution was adopted
THAT merchants licenses and such other
licenses as under existing laws expire on the Sd
of April, 1887. shall not be issued before June l,
1887 Prorided, hOrerer, That when such IL
cense shall BIO issued to those who may conduct
business between May LIST and June LIST, 1887,
it shall be issued for one year from May l, 1857,
and the amount to be paid for such license shall
be the same as that in force on June i, 1887, as
tho cost of license for year Prorided, hoTer-
er, That should such person continue business
only for one month he shall pay pro rata accord
ing to the present license law"
The Senate in executive session coufrm-
ed the following appointments made Dy ihe
Governor on the Board of Directors of the
Southwestern Lunatic Asylum at Marion ::
For one years. c.. Graham, of Tazewell
county S. P. Mcconnell of Scott county !;
D. D. Hull, of Smyth county.
For two years-Dr. S. A. Sayres, Of
Wythe; II. L. c. Richmond, OF Lee; DIR. S.
w. Dickinson, of Smyth.
For three years-Henry Stuart, of Rus
sell Daniel Trigg, Of Washington A w.
Bowman, Of Smyth.
For the Eastern Asylum at Williamsburg:
For one year-James T. Hubbard, of
Warwick Robert T. l.. Spencer, of James
City; Terence McCracken, OF Fredericks.
burg.
For two years-John A. Henley, of James
City John Callahan, of Portsmouth Ju
liam NJ. Rutfin, of Hanover.
For three years-Walter III. Taylor, Of
Norfolk r. P. Taylor, of James City, Cap.
tain E. D. Starke, of Richmond.
For the Western Asylum, at Staunton:
For one year-James B. Bradshaw, of
Highland; Archibald f. Withrow, of Bath;
]. n. Opie, of Augusta.
For two years.. 7. Beckham, of Alex.
andria E. Holmes Boyd, of Winchester P.
H. Trout, of Augusta.
For three years-T. L. Rosser, OF Abe.
marie j. K. Edmundaop, of Rock bridge
DR.. S. H Moffett, oil Rockingham.
For the Central Asylum, at Petersburg
For one year-W. Gordon McCabe. of Pc
tersburg C.. Y Nucko;s, Of Louisa; r. 3.
Jeffress, of Halifax.
For two years.. w. Tenable, of Peters.
burg DR.. ]. Frank Mason, Of Loudoun
julius Straus, of Richmond
For three years-Dr. G. W. p. Brock, OF
Richmond Henry It. Wickham, of Han.
over; Dr. j. J. Terrill, of Campbell, and the
following school superintendent
Page county Il. NJ. Keyser vice Joseph
Slower, declined.
Fredericksburg E. NJ. Crutchiield vice J.
G.. Swartz, resigned.
In the House of Delegates resolutions OF
sympathy for Ireland and rejoicing at the
progress Of Home rule in that country also
endorsing Gladstone and Parnell were
placed on the calendar.
A bill was passed to incorporate Golden
Hill Lodge, No. 1890, G.. U. o. of o. F. OF
Hamilton, Loudoun county.
The following bills and joint resolutions
have been approved by the Governor and
become laws:
To authorize .the Charlottesville Woollen
Mills TO increase its capital stock and to
legalize certain acts Of said company.
To extend the time within which the sew
eral treasurers and collectors of taxes due
the State may make final settlements with
the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State
taxes on real and personal property for the
year 1856, and to provide for the payment
Of the free school teachers during the period
of such extension, SO far az may be neces.
sary, out of the funds in the State Treasury
To authorize the Board of Supervisors of
Page and Rappahannock counties to increase
the salary of the judges of said counties.
The amend an act to provide for working
and keeping in order the roads of the Com
monwealth.
To amend the acts in reference to funds
appropriated by the town OF Danvile for
railroad purposes &c.
An act permitting and authorizing the
Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Rail.
road Company to construct and operate lis
road iu Virginia.
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